Commercial centers Operators within Campuses lament over ongoing ASUU Strike
The ongoing scrimmage between the
Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) has not only been negatively affecting the Nigerian students who
have been at home for over four months, but also those who have found
themselves transacting one business or the other on school campuses. It
has been a moment of loss for different shop owners, typists, stylists,
cyber café managers in the University of Ibadan community, since the
students of the institution left the campus for their respective homes.
Mayowa Okekale and Oluwole Sobamowo, who went round, heard tales of how their sales have drastically plummeted. Their report.
Francis Bolaji, Chairman, Students’ Union Building (SUB)
The strike has been very disastrous and making our businesses here dull. In this room only, we have about 30 spaces where people engage in their different commercial activities. But now, the number of people around is about 15. So, you can see the difference. When we come here in the morning, we hardly make N500 at the end of the day, unlike before when we make enough sales with students on campus. Sincerely, it is very unfortunate. We are all talking about the strike and not looking beyond it. As an aftermath of the strike, the government may have a lot of things to contend with. By the time the strike is called off and students go back to their various campuses, chances are that they would have taken on different attitudes and behaviours. In view of this, we urge the government and ASUU to quickly do something about it.
The strike has been very disastrous and making our businesses here dull. In this room only, we have about 30 spaces where people engage in their different commercial activities. But now, the number of people around is about 15. So, you can see the difference. When we come here in the morning, we hardly make N500 at the end of the day, unlike before when we make enough sales with students on campus. Sincerely, it is very unfortunate. We are all talking about the strike and not looking beyond it. As an aftermath of the strike, the government may have a lot of things to contend with. By the time the strike is called off and students go back to their various campuses, chances are that they would have taken on different attitudes and behaviours. In view of this, we urge the government and ASUU to quickly do something about it.
Christopher Daniel, photographer student
The strike which is four months now is seriously affecting the whole strata of the school community. And since students have left the community, many people obviously don’t have anything to do in school again because of the strike. So it is inevitable that there would be a decline in the sales turn out. This is because the population that comes in and out has reduced.
The strike which is four months now is seriously affecting the whole strata of the school community. And since students have left the community, many people obviously don’t have anything to do in school again because of the strike. So it is inevitable that there would be a decline in the sales turn out. This is because the population that comes in and out has reduced.
Blessing Okos, typist
The sales have been so bad in whichever way one looks at it. Truth is, we hardly make N100 a day on the business, since we have no one to patronise us since the strike started. And that is really bad for us. We are all tired of this and hope that the strike would be called off soon....
The sales have been so bad in whichever way one looks at it. Truth is, we hardly make N100 a day on the business, since we have no one to patronise us since the strike started. And that is really bad for us. We are all tired of this and hope that the strike would be called off soon....
When talking about a university community, one talks about students. And it is generally believed that where there are no students, there is no university.
And such is the situation at the moment.
Since ASUU embarked on the strike, we’ve lost a large percentage of our
customers, because the students are our major customers. And comparing
how much we make at present to the amount we make when students are on
campus, it has been a colossal loss.
Assuming we used to make around N500 daily then, now we barely make N50 in a day.
Mrs Omodolapo Waliyat, canteen manager
This is an academic environment mainly dominated by students and since they left the campus, we have been negatively affected. But we still thank God that few academic and non-academic staff members do come around.
This is an academic environment mainly dominated by students and since they left the campus, we have been negatively affected. But we still thank God that few academic and non-academic staff members do come around.
Few students also visit us when they
have one or two things to do in school, and they come around to eat. But
the population of people that come to eat has regrettably reduced and
has rendered our market backward.
Taking a closer look at the situation,
it is obvious that the strike is not only affecting us, but even the
parents at home. This is because they now spend double of what they
spend on their children than they used to, and that is a financial
burden to most parents. Initially, we were hoping that the strike would
be called off when it spanned 100 days, but it is quite unfortunate
that they never did.
Samson Friday, popcorn seller
I see this as a very terrible situation because the sales before the strike was quite different from the way it is currently. And unfortunately this is happening to majority of the people here on campus.
I see this as a very terrible situation because the sales before the strike was quite different from the way it is currently. And unfortunately this is happening to majority of the people here on campus.
Many of us are even financially down
because of this change in our sales. Before the strike, I made between
N6, 000 and N7, 000 in a day, but now, I hardly make up to N1, 000. I
just pray that God would intervene on this so that normalcy could return
to our business here.
Kayode Akande, stylist
It is very obvious that the situation of our sales now is different from what we used to have when there were students on campus.
It is very obvious that the situation of our sales now is different from what we used to have when there were students on campus.
Things are not really going well with
our business. I make up to N5, 000 naira daily before, but now, it is a
pity I don’t even make up to N1, 500 in a day. It is seriously
lamentable and no one is happy about it.
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